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EMANUEL M. SELL, OF CAMERON, MISSOURI.

CORN-PLANTER.

SPEGlFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,887, dated February3, 1903.

Application filed November', 1902. Serial No. 130,238. (No model.)

To all whom it' nto/y concern."

Be it known that I, EMANUEL M. SELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cameron, in the county of Clinton and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Planters; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to an improved cornplanter; and it consists ofcertain novel elements and combinations of parts, hereinafter describedand specically claimed.

The nature of the improvements will be readily comprehended, referencebeing had to the following detailed description and to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a cornplanterembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinalsectional viewthrough one of the feed-boxes and showing a portion of the frame andparts carried thereby. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through oneof the feed-boxes, showing the feeding-cylinder in elevation.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 denotes the rear frame of theplanter, and 2 is the front frame, hinged to the rear frame bycoupling-links. (Shown at 3.) Any suitable device, such as a lever,dre., (illustrated at 4,) may be employed to adjust the angle of thefront frame.- An axle 5 extends through the side bars of the rear frame,and xed on the axle are three wheels 6 6 6, it being understood that theplanter is of the three-row type, although obviously it may be operated,if desired, to plant a less number of rows. ing provided with widetreads, and the outer wheels are slidably adjustable on the axle tocorrespond to the adjustment of the dropping devices, presently to bedescribed, the adjustment of said wheels being maintained by anysuitable means, such as thekeys 6 6 shown, which keys are'insertible inholes provided at proper intervals in the axle 5. The rear framesupports the drivers seat 7, which rests upon bow-springs.

The front frame consists of side bars, `a front bar 8, to which thetongue 9 is connectsupport said outer ends.

The wheels operate as coverers, be`

ed, and a rear bar 10, formed of two separated channelbeams 11 1l,providing upper and lower slots l2 and an intermediate opening 13.

u Centrally of the beam 10 and occupying the opening therein is aspacing-block 14,`and

similar blocks, but of less width, may be in serted at Vthe ends of thebeam.

15 15 are blocks slidable in the beam-opening at each side of thespacing-block. Through each block 15 extends the ends of a clip 16,which secures the rear end of a shovel-plow beam 17 to the block, ashovel-plow 1S being fixed to a depending portion of said beam. The endsof the clip project beyond the block and through the bottom plate 19' ofa frame 19, which supports a feed-box 20, and said ends are threaded andreceive nuts 21, Where by the box-supporting frame 19 and the plowbeamare firmly xed to the block and move therewith in the adjustment oftheparts for plan ting rows of different widths. The threaded ends and theloop end of the clip extend through the upper and lower slots 12 in therear beam 10 of the front frame. The nuts 21 bind against the plate 18and draw the plow-beam against the beam 10, thereby tightly gripping thelatter and maintaining the adjustment.

The plow-beams each extend forwardly to the front frame-beam 8, andtheir outer ends 22 are hook-shaped to engage correspondinglyshapedrecesses in the beam 8, whereby to The center plow and feed-box, likethe center wheel 4, are fixed; but the end plows and boxes are, as abovesuggested, laterally adjustable, and to permit this the end recesses 23in the front bearn'are elongated, and the adjusted position of theplow-beam end is ixed in said recess by a set-screw 24.

The feed-boxes or seed-hoppers each have a bottom 25, which slopestoward an opening 26. Below the bottom is a feed-cylinder 27, all or"said cylinders being Iixed to a common shaft 28. The cylinders may berotated to feed the corn through the medium of sprocketwheel and chainmechanism, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,) or said cylinders may berotated by the check row attachment 29. Each cylinder 27 is provided init-s periphery with a' plurality of seed-cups 30, arranged,

preferably, at an angle to the radius, and to regulate the feed a sleeve31 is provided, which IOO is moved to cover a greater or less portion ofthe cups, as will be understood. The seed leaving the cups falls througha spout 32, which has its lower end closely adjacent to a plow 18.Obviously the spout, which is carried by the feed-box-supporting frame,is adjusted with the box and plow. The`rear end of each feed-box isprovided with a glass-covered sight-opening 33, whereby the feed may beobserved by the driver.

To each plow-beam may be attached a colter-wheel 34, and in the case ofstumpy ground a runner may be attached to the beam in front of theshovels. f

Obviously the machine by proper adjustment may be used as a drill.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a corn-planter, the combination of aslotted beam, a plow-beam below the beam, a seedbox above the beam,connections between the box and plow-beam passing through said slot andpermitting the simultaneous adjustment of the box and plow along thebeam, and means for maintaining the adjustment.

2. In a corn-planter, a beam formed of channel-beams separated by aspacing-block to provide an opening and upper and lower slots, a blockslidable in said opening, a plow-beam, a seedbox, and means connectingthe sliding block, the plow-beam and box whereby they are simultaneouslyadjustable along the beam.

3. In a corn-planter, a rear frame carrying a plurality oflaterally-adjustable covererwheels, a front frame hinged to the rearframe and having a slotted beam, a plurality of seedboxes and plowsadjustable along the slotted beam, and means for maintaining theadjustments.

4E. In a corn-planter, a frame consisting of a slotted rear bar and alfront bar having elongated recesses, a plow-beam carrying a plow andadapted to receive a colter attachment, said plow-beam having a forwardend hooked into the recesses in the front bar and provided with aset-screw, a seedbox, a connection between the seedbox and plow beampassed through said slotted bar, and means forming part of saidconnection for maintaining the adjusted position of the box and plowbeamalong said slotted bar.

5. In a corn-planter, a feed-box having a bottom provided with anopening to which said bottom slopes, a cylinder in the box below thebottom having a series of cups arranged at an angle to the radius, and asleeve Within the box movable along the cylinder to adjust thecup-openings, and a set-screw for maintaining the adjustment.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMANUEL M. SELL.

Witnesses:

WILBUR S. CORN, IRA I. BARNARCH.

